title: Bereavement after the suicide of a significant other.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  It is estimated that approximately one in four people know someone who has taken their own life and that one suicide death leaves six or more suicide survivors.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this paper was to review the literature regarding the association between suicide and bereavement, focusing also on the supportive and therapeutic resources available for survivors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Careful MedLine and PsycINFO searches for the period 1980-2013.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The review of the literature indicates that emotional turmoil in suicide survivors may last a long time and, in some cases, may end with their own suicide.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Future research should evaluate the efficacy of professional treatments and of support groups targeting suicide survivors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is crucial to understand the bereavement process after the suicide of a significant other in order to provide proper care, reduce stigma, and improve the outcomes of related psychiatric conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Functions, Suicide Prevention Center, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pompili
authors.forename: Amresh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shrivastava
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Serafini
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Innamorati
authors.forename: Mariantonietta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Milelli
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Erbuto
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: Dorian A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Lamis
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scocco
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amore
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Girardi
keywords: Grief; psychache; suicide; survivors